Thirteen fake bureau-de-change (BDC) operators have been arrested by the operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos.
The BDC operators, in a statement by the anti-graft agency on Wednesday, were arrested for working without an appropriate licence.
The suspects names were given as Abdullahi Musa, Garba Abdullahi, Dauda Hussaini, Jubril Musa, Abdulwaheed Iliyasu and Abubakar Mohammed.
Others are Umar Saidu, Nurudeen AbdulAzeez, Hamidu Usman, Yusuf Isa, Musa Ishaka, Liman Makki, and Idris Mohammed.
EFCC also made another breakthrough with the arrest of a currency racketeer, Kafayat Lateef over allegations of selling naira notes in different denominations.
“This suspects were arrested during a raid by the EFCC’s operatives between May 10 and 13, 2024 at different parts of Lagos, following a reliable intelligence received by the Commission about their illegal business activities,” the statement disclosed .
It was further added that they “arrested a suspected currency racketeer, Kafayat Lateef, for alleged involvement in the sale of the Naira notes in different denominations.
“A sum of N2,100,000 was recovered from Kafayat Lateef at a time of her arrest,” the part of the statement read.
The commission said that the suspects will soon be charged in court once the investigations are over.
